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[[Image:S&WModel3000FoldingStockExt.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Smith & Wesson 3000 shotgun with black synthetic furniture and folding stock - 12 Gauge.]] | [[Image:S&WModel3000FoldingStockExt.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Smith & Wesson 3000 shotgun with black synthetic furniture and folding stock - 12 Gauge.]] | ||
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[[File:3000Slug.jpg|thumb|right|500px|smith & Wesson 3000 slug-gun with rifle sights - 12 Gauge]] | |||
Introduced in 1980, the Model 3000 was an effort by Smith & Wesson to compete with Remington, both for more Police business and for sporting arms. Howa of Japan produced the shotgun for Smith & Wesson and the quality was top level. The Model 3000 competed with the venerable Remington 870 and in many respects surpassed the famous workhorse. It was available in both police and sporting models. The police model could be had with a folding stock/pistol grip or wooden furniture. | Introduced in 1980, the Model 3000 was an effort by Smith & Wesson to compete with Remington, both for more Police business and for sporting arms. Howa of Japan produced the shotgun for Smith & Wesson and the quality was top level. The Model 3000 competed with the venerable Remington 870 and in many respects surpassed the famous workhorse. It was available in both police and sporting models. The police model could be had with a folding stock/pistol grip or wooden furniture. | ||
Revision as of 01:54, 29 January 2015
Introduced in 1980, the Model 3000 was an effort by Smith & Wesson to compete with Remington, both for more Police business and for sporting arms. Howa of Japan produced the shotgun for Smith & Wesson and the quality was top level. The Model 3000 competed with the venerable Remington 870 and in many respects surpassed the famous workhorse. It was available in both police and sporting models. The police model could be had with a folding stock/pistol grip or wooden furniture.
Specifications
(1980 - 1984)
- Type: Shotgun
- Caliber: 12 Gauge, 20 Gauge
- Weight: lbs ( kg)
- Length: in ( cm)
- Barrel length:18.5 in (47 cm), 20 in (50.8 cm), 28 in (71.1 cm), and 30 in (76.2 cm)
- Capacity: 5
- Fire Modes: Pump-Action
The Smith & Wesson 3000 Shotgun has been used in the following films:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sudden Impact | Albert Popwell | Horace King | With side-folding stock | 1983 |
| Sudden Impact | Paul Drake | Mick | 1983 | |
| Beverly Hills Cop | Jonathan Banks | Zach | pistol grip folder, with stock removed | 1984 |
| Manhunter | FHP officer | 1986 | ||
| Howard the Duck | Ohio State Troopers | 1986 | ||
| The Monster Squad | Brent Chalem | Horace | 1987 | |
| Fire Birds | Bert Rhine | Eric Stoller | Pistol grip folder, with high-capacity magazine tube and vertical foregrip | 1990 |
| The Cops are Robbers | James Keach | Sgt. Frank Moran | 1990 | |
| Homicide | William H. Macy | Det. Sullivan | 1991 | |
| Menace II Society | Larenz Tate | O-Dogg | pistol grip folder, stock removed | 1993 |
| Cliffhanger | Michael Rooker | Hal Tucker | 1993 | |
| Beverly Hills Cop III | L.A.P.D. SWAT | 1994 | ||
| Darkman III: Die Darkman Die | Henchman | 1996 | ||
| A Dangerous Man | Eduard Witzke | store clerk | Stock and chopped barrel | 2009 |
| Piranha 3D | Ving Rhames | Deputy Fallon | 2010 |
See Also
- Smith & Wesson - A list of all firearms manufactured by Smith & Wesson.